Game Reports, January 31

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Boys basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — FW Blackhawk 58, Bethany 45.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 3 7-9 13, Seth Kauffman 8 7-10 23, Luke Slagel 0 3-5 3, Mark DeLeeuw 2 0-0 4, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Mikey Kelly, Jese Ramer, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 17-24 (70.8%) 45.
Blackhawk: Reid Zimmerman 1 1-2 3, Taylor Friesen 3 0-0 9, Russell Byrd 3 11-12 18, Luke Bone 1 0-0 2, Seth Kisler 3 2-4 9, Wes Deason 8 1-2 17. Mitch Whitman, Conner Bland 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 15-20 (75.0%) 58.
Scoring By Quarters
Bruins 06 8 12 19 — 45
Braves 25 8 11 14 — 58
3-point goals: Bethany 0, Blackhawk 5 (Friesen 3, Byrd, Kisler)
Rebounds: Bethany 19 (Kauffman 7, DeLeeuw 4), Blackhawk 27
Assists: Bethany 6 (Ramer 3, Slagel 2), Blackhawk 13
Steals: Bethany 13 (Kauffman 6), Blackhawk 6
Turnovers: Bethany 18, Blackhawk 19
Total fouls: Bethany 19, Blackhawk 20. Fouled out: Kauffman, Bland.

JV: Blackhawk 33, Bethany 32. Leading scorers: Bethany: Hamilton Thorne 10, James Helmuth 9; Blackhawk: Avery Paris 9.

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Marian 55, Bethany 36.
Marian: Alex Bousquet 4 12-12 22, Anna Catanzarite 1 0-0 2, Kathleen Kavanagh 5 1-2 11, Mariah Douglas 4 1-3 9, Stephanie Cukrowicz 2 3-4 7, Samantha Schmidt 0 4-4 4. Kasey Schultheis, Vanessa Olivarez, Jilian Saros, Ashleigh Bousquet, Katherine Alexander, Emily Peppers-VanNamee, Danielle Menting, Katherine Chalko all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 21-25 (84.0%) 55.
Bethany: Erin Helmuth 3 0-0 6, Jenae Rupp 4 3-5 11, Sarah Lederman 0 1-3 1, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 4 2-4 11, Mattie Lehman 1 0-1 3, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2. Jodi Stutzman, Twila Albrecht, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-13 (46.2%) 36.
Scoring By Quarters
MM 11 16 07 21 -- 55
BC 06 10 10 10 -- 36
3-point goals: Bethany 2 (Lehman, zumFelde), Marian 2 (Al. Bousquet 2)
Total fouls: Bethany 21, Marian 16. Fouled out: Stutzman.
Officials: Floyd Knafel, Mike Acton, Dave Blough.

JV: Marian 28, Bethany 8.
Marian: Emily Van Tornhaut 1 0-0 2, Jilian Saros 2 2-2 6, Kathleen Kavanagh 2 0-0 6, Samantha Schmidt 4 0-0 8, Danielle Menting 1 4-4 6. Katherina Alexander, Nicole Nyers, Emily VanTornhout, Anna Cantanzarite, Vanessa Olivarez, Ryanne Pointer, Maddie Penney, Divine Abizera all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-6 (100.0%) 28.
Bethany: Twila Albrecht 0 0-2 0, Mattie Lehman 2 1-2 6, Caitlin Fecher 1 0-0 2. Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy, Alena Yoder, Sarah Brew, Lauren Hooley, Megan Schmucker all 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 1-4 (25.0%) 8.
Scoring By Quarters
MM 12 11 5 0 — 28
BC 02 00 2 0 — 8
3-point goals: Bethany 1 (Lehman), Marian 2 (Kavanagh 2)
Total fouls: Marian 8, Bethany 8. Fouled out: none.
Officials: Ron Weirich, Woody Bailey.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 43, Lakeland Christian 23. Leading scorers: Natalie Thorne 16, Lorae Weaver 8, Laken Richer 7.

This Week In Bruindom, February 1-7

February 1

• Start of annual "How Many Times Will I Misspell "Febuary" "February" This Month?" contest, 12:01 a.m.
• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 3:15 p.m.
• Football-based Diversion, 6:00 p.m., Tampa, Fla.

February 2

• MS girls basketball vs. Westview, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball vs. Westview, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Elkhart Lady Hawks, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
  
• Girls basketball vs. ECA, 7:30 p.m. (V)

February 3

• Boys basketball at Clinton Chr., 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Clinton Chr., 7:30 p.m. (V)

February 5

• MS girls basketball at Trinity, 6:00 p.m. (B)
• Girls basketball vs. Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS girls basketball at Trinity, 7:15 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Argos, 7:30 p.m. (V)
  

Girls Basketball vs. Marian: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MISHAWAKA MARIAN KNIGHTS (8-9, 4-4 NIC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-13, independent; +23) : January 31, 2009.

Location: Menno Lands (cap. 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (21-41, 3rd season at BCHS); Marian: Pat Cantanzarite (17-25, 2nd season at MMHS)

Scoring Leaders (does not include Marian's Friday game):

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (12.8 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.8), Chris Minter (3.8)
  
• Marian: Alex Bousquet (14.6), Mariah Douglas (8.1), Kathleen Kavanagh (5.7)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 2 vs. ECA, 7:30; Feb. 5 vs. Argos, 7:30; Feb. 9 vs. Lakewood Park at Blackhawk, 7:00
  
• Marian: Feb. 3 vs. Oregon-Davis, 7:30; Feb. 7 @ Goshen, 8:00; Feb. 10 vs. New Prairie at John Glenn
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 37-30 to Westview, Jan. 29; def. LaVille 44-42 (ot), Jan. 26; lost 36-53 to Central Noble, Jan. 24
  
• Marian: def. Elk. Central 69-61, Jan. 30; def. Culver Acad., Jan. 27; def. SB St. Joseph's 40-24, Jan. 24
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 58, Marian 63.
  
• 2006-07: 32-49.
  
• 2005-06: 39-53.
• 2004-05: 47-74.
• 2003-04: 43-49.
• 2002-03: 43-54.
• 2001-02: 18-50.
  
• 2000-01: 39-48.

Boys Basketball at FW Blackhawk: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (7-5, Independent; +6½) at BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN BRAVES (6-5, Independent; IBCA #11 in Class 1A): January 31, 2009.
Location: Blackhawk gym (cap. 1,200), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (321-319, 30th season at BCHS); Blackhawk: Trent Lehman (6-5 in 1st season at BCHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.0 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.3), Jordan Weaver (9.4)
  
• Blackhawk: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 3 @ Clinton Chr., 7:30; Feb. 13 @ Granger Chr., 7:30; Feb. 17 vs. Jimtown, 7:30
  
• Blackhawk: Feb. 3 @ FW Elmhurst, 7:45; Feb. 6 @ Adams Central, 7:30; Feb. 12 vs. FW Snider, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Hamilton 57-30, Jan. 27; lost 52-62 to Triton, Jan. 24; def. FW Canterbury 53-36, Jan. 10
• Blackhawk: def. Lakewood Park 57-43, Jan. 23; lost 50-59 to FW Wayne, Jan. 20; lost 51-72 to FW Luers, Jan. 17
  

Past Ten Years:

• L 51-56 on 1/29/1999 at Blackhawk Christian
• W 37-34 on 3/2/1999 at Fremont (sectional quarterfinal)
• W 61-46 on 1/28/2000 at Bethany
• L 62-64 on 1/27/2001 at Blackhawk Christian
• L 41-52 on 1/26/2002 at Bethany
• W 68-63 on 3/1/2002 at Hamilton (sectional semifinal)
• L 40-60 on 2/1/2003 at Blackhawk Christian (Blackhawk honorable mention, Class A)
• L 66-71 on 1/31/2004 at Bethany (Blackhawk honorable mention, Class A)
• L 46-62 on 3/6/2004 at Bethany (sectional championship)
• L 29-68 on 1/29/2005 at Blackhawk Christian (Blackhawk ranked #8, Class A)
• L 40-57 on 1/28/2006 at Bethany
• L 41-53 on 3/4/2006 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional championship)
• L 41-58 on 1/27/2007 at Blackhawk Christian
• L 47-51 on 1/26/2008 at Bethany
• L 51-56 on 3/1/2008 at Hamilton (sectional semifinal)
• Other Years: 9-7

Game Reports, January 29

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Girls basketball

TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 37, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 3 1-2 7, Jenae Rupp 2 2-5 6, Ali Hochstetler 2 1-3 5, Marla zumFelde 3 1-2 8. Mattie Lehman, Chris Minter, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-12 (41.7%) 30.
Westview: Olivia Fought 3 3-6 9, Jordan Slabach 3 0-2 6, Candice Stutzman 2 0-2 4, Elissa Weaver 0 0-0 0, Jennifer Miller 0 0-2 0, Richelle Sharick 1 0-0 2, Malarie Feller 3 1-1 7, Jeslyn Zimmerly 1 0-2 2, Jade Oakley 3 1-1 7. Totals 16 5-16 (31.3%) 37.
Scoring By Quarters
B 4 5 10 11 — 30
W 7 8 06 16 — 37
3-point goals — Bethany 1 (zumFelde); Westview 0. Total fouls — Bethany 17, Westview 14. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Bethany: zumFelde 11, Rupp 7, Hochstetler 5; Westview: Slabach 6, Oakley 6. Assists — Westview: Slabach 3, Feller 3. Steals — Westview: Feller 8, Slabach 4, Stutzman 3. Turnovers — Bethany 24, Westview 14.

JV: Westview 43, Bethany 20. Leading scorers: Bethany — Sarah Brew 10; Westview: Jade Oakley 12, Brittany Hershberger 8, Kristin Steider 8.

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Bethany 44, West Noble 37.
West Noble: Seth Bontrager 6 0-0 12, Bo Lutton 4 2-3 10, Kevin Handshoe 1 0-2 2, Jordan Younce 3 5-8 13. Skylar Campbell, Taylor Hagenbuch, Daimon Lortie, Kris Handshoe, Isais Homister, Alex Gillespie all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-13 (53.8%) 37.
Bethany: Austin Mumaw 1 0-0 2, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 3 1-2 7, Bryce Rheinheimer 3 0-0 7, Jared Miller 3 0-0 6, Jeff Yoder 3 0-0 6, Peter Schrock 0 1-2 1, David DeLeeuw 1 1-2 4, Cody Yoder 3 0-0 2, Evan Eby 0 0-0 0, Andy Slagel 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 4-8 (50.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
WN 15 12 07 3 — 37
BC 09 16 16 3 — 44
Three-point goals — West Noble 2 (Yoder); Bethany 2 (DeLeeuw, Rheinheimer). Total fouls — West Noble 9, Bethany 12. Fouled out — Yoder.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 33, Northridge 8B 5 in a game featuring more jump balls (30) than made baskets.

Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 12, Amber Heydon 8, Laken Richer 8. Rebounds — Thorne 11. Assists — Maddie Gerig 9.
"B": Bethany 28, Northridge 7B 8, also with a lot of jump balls. Leading scorers — Christina Juroff 10, Hanna Hochstetler 8.

Girls Basketball Sectional Pairings

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Sectional 51 at FW Canterbury

• BETHANY vs. Lakewood Park (-15), Monday, 7:00 p.m.
• Canterbury (-45) vs. ECA, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
• Hamilton vs. Blackhawk (-29), Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.
• Keystone vs. Bethany (-33½)/Lakewood Park (48½), Friday, 6:00 p.m.
• Canterbury/ECA vs. Hamilton/Blackhawk, Friday, 7:45 p.m.
• Winners on Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

On The Air Tonight

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tonight's girls basketball game will be broadcast by Michiana Sports Authority, streaming live on the Internet at www.michianasportsauthority.com. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. EST.
The IHSAA girls basketball pairings will be drawn beginning at 7:05 p.m. Thursday and will be broadcast live on the following stations:

• WCMR (AM), 1270 kHz, Elkhart
• W287BL, 105.3 mHz, Elkhart
  
• WSBT, 960 kHz, South Bend
  

The WCMR/W287BL broadcast can be heard live here.

Girls Basketball at Westview: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-12, independent; +16½) at WESTVIEW WARRIORS (6-10, 3-5 NECC): January 26, 2009.

Location: Westview gym (capacity 3,320), Topeka, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (21-40, 3rd season at BCHS); Westview: Randy Yoder (191-132, 15th season at WHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.2 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.9), Chris Minter (4.1)
  
• Westview: Jordan Slabach (15.1 ppg), Malarie Feller (5.9), Skyler Carpenter (5.8)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 31 vs. Mishawaka Marian, 2:30; Feb. 2 vs. ECA, 7:30; Feb. 5 vs. Argos, 7:30
  
• Westview: Jan. 31 @ Eastside, 7:30; Feb. 3 @ Jimtown, 7:30; Feb. 6 @ West Noble, 6:00
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. LaVille 44-42 (ot), Jan. 26; lost 36-53 to Central Noble, Jan. 24; def. FW Blackhawk 45-29, Jan. 17
  
• Westview: lost 43-50 to Fairfield, Jan. 23; def. Churubusco 39-26, Jan. 15; lost 44-55 to Fairfield, Jan. 13
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 38, Westview 52.
  
• 2006-07: 29-63.
  
• 2005-06: 34-71.
• 2004-05: 26-69.
• 2003-04: 36-56.
• 2002-03: 33-54.
• 2001-02: 41-58.
  
• 2000-01: 48-62.

Game Reports, January 27

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Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 57, Hamilton 30.
Hamilton: Lee Stoy 1 0-0 2, Keegan Dunlap 2 2-2 7, Justin McKnight 1 0-0 2, Nate Alexander 0 1-4 1, Aaron Kaufman 2 0-0 4, Sean Conley 7 0-2 14. Andy Martin, Johnny Fugate, Austin Boyd all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-8 (37.5%) 30.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 0 0-2 0, Jordan Weaver 4 2-3 11, Seth Kauffman 6 3-6 15, Jesse Ramer 3 2-2 8, Ben Bontreger 2 1-2 6, Mark DeLeeuw 6 0-3 12, Jared Christophel 0 0-2 0, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4, Derek Plaster 0 1-2 1. Tim Gautsche, Luke Slagel 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-22 (40.9%) 57.
Scoring By Quarters
H 6 07 11 06 — 30
B 8 15 15 19 — 57
Three-point goals — Hamilton 1 (Dunlap); Bethany 2 (Weaver, Bontreger), Hamilton 1 (Dunlap). Total fouls — Hamilton 18, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds: Hamilton 27, Bethany 29 (Kauffman 9).

JV: Bethany 34, Hamilton 22. Leading scorers — Hamilton: Seth Brown 7; Bethany: David DeLeeuw 10, Hamilton Thorne 10.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 49, Covenant Christian 10. Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 10, Laken Richer 8, Hanna Hochstetler 8.
"C" canceled due to lack of players.

Game Reports, January 26

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Boys basketball

STURGIS, Mich. — Michiana Home Educators varsity 74, Bethany JV 59. Leading scorer —Bethany: David DeLeeuw 17.

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 44, LaVille 42 as Jenae Rupp hit a layup with :01.3 left.
LaVille: Emily Fuller 1 0-0 2, Erica Schmeltz 10 0-0 20, Elaine Schmeltz 1 3-4 5, Cori Lindke 4 1-1 9, Anna Boits 1 0-0 3, Brittani Haygood 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Kopetski 0 0-0 0, Shelby Low 0 0-0 0, Hannah Amor 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 5-7 (71.4%) 42.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 0 1-2 1, Erin Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Jenae Rupp 5 6-12 16, Sarah Lederman 1 0-2 3, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-0 4, Marla zumFelde 5 1-5 12, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 2 1-4 5, Malaina Weldy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 9-25 (36.0%) 44.
Scoring By Quarters
LV 12 03 09 13 5 — 42
BC 03 16 12 06 7 — 44
Three-point goals: LaVille 1 (Boits), Bethany 3 (Lederman, Lehman, zumFelde). Total fouls —LaVille 20, Bethany 8. Fouled out — None.
Rebounds: LaVille 44 (Er. Schmeltz 16, Lindke 13, Amor 7), Bethany 41 (Rupp 10, zumFelde 8, Helmuth 7, Hochstetler 6, Minter 6). Turnovers — LaVille 13, Bethany 15. Officials — Lou Brown, John Wright, Wes Yoder.

JV: LaVille 24, Bethany 23 after Bethany inbounded the ball in the final 10 seconds and failed to get off a shot. Leading scorers — LaVille: Bekah Fagan 8, Sarah Amor 6; Bethany: Mattie Lehman 7, Malaina Weldy 5.

MS girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 31, Keystone 9. Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 17, Hanna Hochstetler 6. Rebounds — Thorne 12, Hochstetler 8.

Boys Basketball vs. Hamilton: Preview

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HAMILTON MARINES (2-6, 0-3 NECC; +21½) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (6-5, Independent): January 27, 2009.
Location: Menno Lands (cap. 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (320-319, 30th season at BCHS); Hamilton: Ryan Yoder (5-23 in 2nd season at HHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.3 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.3), Jordan Weaver (9.3)
  
• Hamilton: Not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 31 @ FW Blackhawk, 7:30; Feb. 3 @ Clinton Chr., 7:30; Feb. 13 @ Granger Chr., 7:30
  
• Hamilton: Jan. 30 vs. Angola, 7:30; Feb. 3 @ Edon (Ohio), 7:30; Feb. 5 @ Fairfield, 8:00

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 52-62 to Triton, Jan. 24; def. FW Canterbury 53-36, Jan. 10; lost 26-42 to Argos, Jan. 9
  
• Hamilton: lost 35-67 to Lakeland, Jan. 23; def. Howe Military 72-38, Jan. 19; lost 54-76 to Fremont, Jan. 15

Past Ten Years:

• L 59-67 on 3/4/1999 at Fremont (sectional semifinal)
• L 68-73 (ot) on 12/18/1999 at Hamilton
• W 69-64 on 3/11/2000 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional championship)
• L 61-80 on 1/26/2001 at Bethany (Hamilton honorably mentioned)
• L 49-56 on 3/10/2001 at Bethany (sectional championship, Hamilton ranked #11)
• W 75-48 on 1/25/2002 at Hamilton
• W 56-47 on 3/2/2002 at Hamilton (sectional championship)
• W 45-42 on 1/31/2003 at Bethany
• W 51-45 on 1/30/2004 at Hamilton
• L 49-51 on 1/28/2005 at Bethany
• W 60-54 on 1/27/2006 at Hamilton
• W 61-42 on 3/3/2006 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional semifinal)
• W 46-40 on 1/26/2007 at Bethany
• W 50-49 on 1/25/2008 at Hamilton
  
• Other Years: 10-2

Girls Basketball vs. LaVille: Preview

LaVILLE LANCERS (6-9, 2-3 NSC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-12, independent; +18): January 26, 2009.

Location: Menno Lands (capacity 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (20-40, 3rd season at BCHS); LaVille: Kevin McCulloch (23-54, 4th season at LHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.0 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.7), Chris Minter (4.1)
  
• LaVille: Erica Schmeltz (11.9 ppg), Elaine Schmeltz (9.1), Cori Lindke (6.3)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 29 @ Westview, 7:30; Jan. 31 vs. Mishawaka Marian, 2:30; Feb. 2 vs. ECA, 7:30
  
• LaVille: Jan. 29 @ Argos, 7:30; Jan. 31 @ Culver, 7:30; Feb. 4 vs. Mishawaka, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 36-53 to Central Noble, Jan. 24; def. FW Blackhawk 45-29, Jan. 17; lost 34-54 to Northridge, Jan. 15
  
• LaVille: lost 46-75 to Oregon-Davis in Bi-County Tournament final, Jan. 24; def. Bremen 37-36 in semifinal, Jan. 22; def. New Prairie 41-30 in quarterfinal, Jan. 20
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: Bethany 44, LaVille 35.
  
• 2006-07: 48-55.
  
• 2005-06: 47-49.
• 2004-05: 33-39.
• 2003-04: 38-47.
• 2002-03: 35-62.
• 2001-02: 31-33.
  
• 2000-01: 42-54.
  

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: January 18-24

NOMINATE FOR NEXT WEEK'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for January 18-24 is Ben Bontreger. To know what Ben has done to deserve this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Bontreger, Jenae Rupp and Andy Slagel. As there was a trivia contest three weeks ago, no one becomes newly re-eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, February 1, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Site History Note: As of the time I write this, this post is the 200th post in Bleeding Bruin Blue history. The site's six-month anniversary will come on Friday, February 6. (The other 199 posts, as well as this one, can be found in the right sidebar's archive.)

Game Reports, January 24

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Boys basketball

GOSHEN — The Bruins fell to #1 Triton 62-52 in a game marked by several questionable charge/block calls, a recurring scream from the Bethany student section as the Trojans toed the charity stripe, a glut of second-half Trojan fouls, coach Jim Buller's first technical foul in two-plus years (Dec. 7, 2006 against Clinton Christian), and my inability to recognize a run-on sentence. This was Triton's closest regular-season game since a Jan. 5, 2008 overtime win (46-43) at John Glenn and their slimmest regular-season margin of victory since Feb. 15, 2008, when they lost 49-61 at Tippecanoe Valley.

Bethany: Jordan Weaver 2 8-8 14, Seth Kauffman 9 2-3 20, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 6, Luke Slagel 0 2-2 2, Ben Bontreger 0 2-2 2, Mark DeLeeuw 3 2-4 8. Mikey Kelly, Tim Gautsche, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 16-19 (84.2%) 52.
Triton: Ben Montalbano 1 1-4 4, Joel Meister 4 3-4 12, Cody Carpenter 0 1-2 1, Austin Davis 2 0-0 4, Griffyn Carpenter 5 2-7 15, Jordan Everett 0 2-2 2, Colton Keel 6 9-10 21, Zac Moriarty 1 1-2 3. Dustin Kreft 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 19-31 (61.3%) 62.
Scoring By Quarters:
T 18 19 12 18 — 62
B 15 06 13 18 — 52
Three-point goals — Triton 5 (Carpenter 3, Meister, Montalbano). Bethany 4 (Ramer 2, Weaver 2). Total fouls — Triton 19, Bethany 21. Fouled out — none. Technical — Bethany coach Buller.

Rebounds — Bethany: Kauffman 8. Assists — Bethany: Ramer 5.

JV: Triton 46, Bethany 36. Leading scorers — Triton: Taran Holderman 20; Bethany: Ben Bontreger 8, Hamilton Thorne 8.

Girls basketball

ALBION, Ind. — Central Noble 53, Bethany 35.
Bethany: Marla zumFelde 5 0-3 10, Jenae Rupp 4 1-2 9, Chris Minter 2 2-3 6, Ali Hochstetler 1 2-2 4, Erin Helmuth 1 0-0 2, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 2, Malaina Weldy 1 0-0 2. Mattie Lehman, Jodi Stutzman 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-10 (50.0%) 35.
Central Noble: Amy Van Gessel 9 3-5 21, Tori Brown 2 3-3 7, Sierra Rice 2 3-4 7, Tiffany Householder 3 0-3 6, Sarinna Dazey 0 5-6 5, Bethany Woods 1 2-3 4, Erin Simon 1 0-0 3. Kammi Dull 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-24 (66.7%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 12 06 10 07 — 35
CN 14 10 13 16 — 53
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Central Noble 1 (Simon). Total fouls — Bethany 16, Central Noble 10. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Bethany 21 (Rupp 6, Minter 5); Central Noble 25 (Van Gessel 10, Brown 7). Assists — Bethany 6 (zumFelde 3). Steals — Bethany 5 (Rupp 3); Central Noble 9 (Van Gessel 3, Rice 3, Householder 3). Turnovers — Bethany 16, Central Noble 9.

JV: Central Noble 23, Bethany 13. Leading scorers — Bethany: Gina Gautsche 5; Central Noble: Samantha Bortner 9, Rachel Van Gessel 6.

This Week In Bruindom, January 25-31

January 25

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 3:15 p.m.

January 26

• MS girls basketball at Keystone, 6:00 p.m. (A)
  
• Girls basketball vs. LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Michiana Home Education, 7:30 p.m., Amigo Centre (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. LaVille, 7:30 p.m. (V)

January 27

• MS girls basketball vs. Covenant Chr., 5:00 p.m. (A)
  
• Boys basketball vs. Hamilton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. (V)

January 29

• MS girls basketball vs. Northridge, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball vs. Northridge, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Boys basketball vs. West Noble, 6:00 p.m. (C)
• Girls basketball at Westview, 6:00 p.m. (B)
• Girls basketball sectional draw, 7:00 p.m.
  
• Girls basketball at Westview, 7:30 p.m. (A)

January 31

• MS girls basketball vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:00 a.m. (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Mishawaka Marian, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Mishawaka Marian, 2:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys basketball at Blackhawk Chr., 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Blackhawk Chr., 7:30 p.m. (V)
  

#1 Notes

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

As the Bruins get set to take on the Triton Trojans, defending state champions and #1 team in class 1A, I'll offer up these tidbits regarding the Bruins, #1 teams, polls, and Triton:

• This will be the third time that the Bruins have played a #1-ranked team, the second time that Bethany has hosted said team, and the first time that team is the Class 1A front-runner.
• Bethany fell at 2A #1 Westview 81-59 on Nov. 23, 1999, and 54-34 against identically-ranked Jimtown in the Menno Lands on Feb. 17, 2005.
• Bethany lost 81-70 to Class 1A #2 Rossville on March 16, 2002 at Huntington North HS. This was the second of the two semistate games Bethany has played in.
• The Bruins have not reached the AP top 10 (or honorable mention) since Jan. 29, 2007 when they were honorably mentioned. Bethany, led by 2007 alumni Seth Grimes (21 points) and David Plaster (15), defeated 2-13 ECA in overtime 54-51 that Friday and were not in the Feb. 5 poll.
• The Bruin varsity roster for that game included then-sophomores Jordan Weaver, Mark DeLeeuw, Luke Slagel, Tim Gautsche, and Johnny Kauffman. Weaver started and DeLeeuw scored five points.
• Triton won the 2008 1A state championship 50-42 over Lutheran, paced by 16 points from Jake Everett and 14 from Troy McIntyre. Both of these players graduated.
• Oddly Spelled Names Dept.: Triton's varsity roster features names such as Griffyn (Carpenter), Taran (Holderman), (Joel) Meister, (Ben) Montalbano, and (Krieg) Vories. Meister and Montalbano were on the Trojans' baseball team that played at Bethany in 2008; as the timer, baseball announcer Tony Miller figures to be seated very near announcer Carl Leinbach for tonight's game.
• The Bruins fell to Triton 68-43 Jan. 19, 2008, at Triton, and 45-25 Jan. 20, 2007, in the Menno Lands. The second quarter of the 2007 JV game featured Montalbano standing in one place with the ball for over two minutes until a Triton timeout.
  

Boys Basketball vs. Triton: Preview

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TRITON TROJANS (11-0, 2-0 NSC; AP #1 in Class A; IBCA #22 overall) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (6-4, Independent; +10): January 16, 2009.
Location: Menno Lands (cap. 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: WRSW (107.3 mHz, Warsaw, Ind.)

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (320-318, 30th season at BCHS); Triton: Jason Groves (61-20 in 4th season at THS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.1 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.6), Jordan Weaver (8.8)
  
• Triton: Colton Keel (17.6), Griffyn Carpenter (16.6), Joel Meister (14.1)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 27 vs. Hamilton, 7:30; Jan. 31 @ FW Blackhawk, 7:30; Feb. 3 @ Clinton Chr., 7:30
  
• Triton: Jan. 30 @ Jimtown, 7:30; Feb. 3 @ Argos, 7:30; Feb. 7 @ LaVille, 8:00
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. FW Canterbury 53-36, Jan. 10; lost 26-42 to Argos, Jan. 9; def. Bremen 46-40, Jan. 6
  
• Triton: def. ECA 85-41, Jan. 23; def. Culver 56-36, Jan. 17; def. John Glenn 62-45, Jan. 10

Past Ten Years:

• W 57-56 on 1/14/2000 at Triton
• L 63-65 on 1/20/2001 at Bethany
• W 47-44 on 1/19/2002 at Triton
• L 49-51 on 1/25/2003 at Bethany
• L 47-53 on 1/24/2004 at Triton
• L 45-52 on 2/12/2005 at Bethany
• L 47-67 on 1/21/2006 at Triton
• L 25-45 on 1/20/2007 at Bethany
• L 43-68 on 1/19/2008 at Triton
  
• Other Years: 6-5

Girls Basketball vs. Central Noble: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (3-11, independent; +14) at CENTRAL NOBLE COUGARS (4-11, 3-4 NECC): January 24, 2009.

Location: Central Noble gym (cap. 2,000), Albion, Ind.
Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT, following 1:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (20-39, 3rd season at BCHS); Central Noble: Josh Treesh (10-26, 2nd season at CNHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.3 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.6), Chris Minter (3.9)
  
• Central Noble: Amy Van Gessel (11.9), Sierra Rice (6.9), Tori Brown (5.2)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 26 vs. LaVille, 7:30; Jan. 29 @ Westview, 7:30; Jan. 31 vs. Mishawaka Marian, 2:30
  
• Central Noble: Jan. 27 @ Jimtown, 7:30; Jan. 31 @ Churubusco, 7:30; Feb. 6 vs. Prairie Heights, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. FW Blackhawk 45-29, Jan. 17; lost 34-54 to Northridge, Jan. 15; lost 36-69 to Bremen, Jan. 8
  
• Central Noble: def. Eastside 45-35, Jan. 23; lost 33-55 to FW Canterbury, Jan. 20; lost 24-36 to Fairfield, Jan. 16
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: W 50-32.
• 2006-07: L 34-37.
• 2005-06: L 39-49.
  
• 2004-05: L 29-49.
• 2003-04: L 32-49.
  
• 2002-03: L 31-55.
  
• 2001-02: W 44-26.
  
• 2000-01: L 45-59.

Game Reports, January 22

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MS girls basketball

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Wawasee 38, Bethany 22

"B": Wawasee 25, Bethany 7.

Game Reports, January 20

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Girls basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Elkhart Lady Hawks 35, Bethany 33. Leading scorers — Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy.

MS girls basketball "A" vs. Elkhart Lady Hawks canceled.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, January 11-17

NOMINATE FOR NEXT WEEK'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for January 11-17 is Jenae Rupp. To know exactly what Jenae has done to deserve this honor, type her name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Rupp and Andy Slagel. As three weeks have elapsed since her win on Dec. 27, Twila Albrecht becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, January 25, at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Game Reports, January 19

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Boys basketball "C"

TOPEKA, Ind. — Bethany 32, Westview 26. Leading scorers — Bethany: Andy Slagel 10, Jeff Yoder 7; Westview: Adrian Brandenberger 12, Austin Carpenter 8. Rebounds — Bethany: Yoder 9.

Athlete of the Week Update

Athlete of the Week is being delayed until we figure out what happened with MS basketball on Saturday. This is because Saturday constituted 100% of the "C" games last week and 67% of the "A" games. Look for AOW Tuesday evening...nominate until 7:00.

Game Reports, January 17

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Girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 45, Blackhawk 29.
Bethany: Jenae Rupp 13, Jodi Stutzman 10, Sarah Lederman 8, Chris Minter 5, Ali Hochstetler 4, Marla zumFelde 4, Mattie Lehman 1.
Blackhawk: Walters 10, Kauffman 9, Howard 6, Martin 3, Van Laar 1.
Rebounds — Bethany: Minter 6, Hochstetler 4, Rupp 4, zumFelde 4; Blackhawk: Kauffman 11, Walters 6, Howard 5.

JV: Bethany 29, Blackhawk 27. Leading scorers — Bethany: Ali Hochstetler 6, Mattie Lehman 6, Malaina Weldy 6, Caitlin Fecher 4, Gina Gautsche 4; Blackhawk: Blisk 8, Zehr 7, Lindsey 6. Rebounds — Bethany: Hochstetler 7, Alena Yoder 7; Blackhawk: Lindsey 5, Zehr 5, Blisk 4.

Boys basketball "C"

GOSHEN — Fairfield 34, Bethany 33. Leading scorer — Andy Slagel.

MS boys basketball "A"

GOSHEN — Bethany second in Bethany Invitational

• Bethany 34, ECA 28. Leading scorers — Bethany: Matt Greenlee 10, Caleb Morris 10.
• Elkhart County Hawks 51, Bethany 34. Leading scorer — Bethany: Tyrel Baldridge 8.
  

"C": Bethany 3³, Warsaw Christian 2³. Leading scorers — Bethany: Cristian Romero 11, Trent Yoder 10.

The Saturday Evening Post

(Stats complete through game(s) of Friday, Jan. 16)

• Aided vastly by the Bruins' 10 games played, Seth Kauffman has more rebounds and steals than any player in Elkhart County. The other county teams with a 10-game completed slate are Goshen (7-3) and Elkhart Central (3-7). NorthWood's Skyler Titus is second in rebounds with 77, followed by Josh Riikonen of the Blue Blazers with 76. The steals leaders are as follows:
  1. Kauffman (Bethany) 24/2.4 per game
  2. Ethan Hussey (Goshen) 21/2.1
  3. Jordan Weaver (Bethany) 20/2.0
  4. Luke Slagel (Bethany) 19/1.9
  5. Sean Cooper (Elk. Memorial) 18/2.6
• Kauffman also leads the county with 74 two-point field goals, shooting at a clip of 66.1% from inside the 19'9" semicircle. Hussey is second at 69.
  
• Weaver, with 31 assists, trails only Goshen's Ethan Hussey (34) in that category.
• County free throw percentage leaders:
  1. Ethan Hussey (Goshen) 86.4%
  2. Elliot Smith (Northridge) 86.0%
  3. Koby Eldridge (Concord) 84.2%
     • Eldridge won the free-throw shootout at the Elkhart Sports Center Hoop Challenge in 2005, and advanced to the three-point finals a year later.
  4. Micah Horner (NorthWood) 84.0%
  5. Mark DeLeeuw (Bethany) 82.8%
  6. Tyler Forgey (Jimtown) 82.8%
• The girls basketball sectional draw will be held Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m. EST. The sectional will be hosted by favorite Canterbury; Bethany will be favored against ECA (-9.5), Hamilton (-16.5), and Keystone (-28.5). Elkhart Christian travels to the Menno Lands for a 7:30 varsity-only tipoff on Monday, Feb. 2.
  
• The boys sectional draw is Thursday, February 19 at 6:00 p.m. EST. The Bruins will travel to favored Blackhawk for the sectional; Hamilton, Blackhawk, and Howe Military remain on our regular season schedule.
• As ECA and Bethany fared oppositely in the first round of the holiday tournament, the two parochial IHSAA schools of Elkhart County will not meet in the regular season. The last time this happened was 1984-85. That year, Elkhart Baptist was not in the IHSAA, the Bruins were led in scoring by Royce Schrag and Myron Bontreger, and Walter Mondale carried a grand total of one state and the District of Columbia in getting steamrolled by incumbent president Ronald Reagan.
• On Thursday, Abe Thorne played the first minute-plus of the Bethany/Jimtown 7th-grade game wearing a wristwatch. He was reminded to take it off by an official who I know I've seen, but whose name I can't remember. A brief history of illegal apparel and Bruin basketball:
  • Nov. 2004: In the first Bethany basketball game after Lance Armstrong's Tour de France win sparks a flurry of silicone bracelets, no fewer than three Bruins, including Hamilton Thorne, take the floor with them. Within the first two minutes, one official decides that they constitute jewelry. (The other official that day was Kurt Bullard (see below), who was also wearing one. He is not the official who makes the decision.) This was also Matt Miller's first game as a Bethany basketball coach.
    
  • Dec. 8/9, 2005: During a Bethany-Stanley Clark eighth-grade game, an unidentified Stanley Clark player checks in wearing four or five bracelets. This fact is discovered by official Michael Robinson immediately after beckoning the substitute.
  • Dec. 13, 2005: Bruin Dylan Downing checks into an eighth-grade game wearing earrings. He is sent back to the bench by an official (not Robinson or Bullard) and replaced with a different substitute.
  • Feb. 2006: During play in a sixth-grade girls game, Sarah Brew loses her hair band. After picking it up during a stoppage in play, she drapes it around her neck. The illegality of this is pointed out, and Brew tosses it back toward the bench. (Official may have been Robinson again; he was here a lot that year.)
    
  • Dec. 14, 2007: In the ECA-Bethany boys JV game, two Eagles start the game on the bench, wearing white undershirts in tandem with the road purple jerseys. They are sent to the locker room to change, passing directly across a bleacher railing from yours truly on the way out of the Menno Lands.
  • Jan. 15, 2009: Abe Thorne plays the first minute-plus of a seventh-grade game at Jimtown wearing a wristwatch. Further details can be found in the match report from Thursday.
  • Jan.-Mar. 2009: MS girls basketball team sets itself up for many more of these, with team photos showing nine off-color undershirts and five hair ties on wrists out of 25 people.
    
  
  
• For the second time in the last five years, Kurt Bullard is not coaching the MS girls basketball "A" team. This year's team is being coached by Sarah Moyer while Bullard handles the "B" and "C" teams, the reverse of last year's staff; in 2006, Mike Goertzen and Teri Marlow, respectively, filled those positions. The 2007 teams were coached by Bullard and Marlow, while Bryan Kehr coached the lower-level teams in 2005.
  

This Week In Bruindom, January 18-24

January 18

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 6:15 p.m.

January 19

• Boys basketball at Westview, 6:00 p.m. (C)

January 20

• MS girls basketball vs. Elkhart Lady Hawks, 5:30 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Elkhart Lady Hawks, 6:30 p.m., MSG (C)

January 22

• MS girls basketball at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball at Wawasee, 5:45 p.m. (A)

January 24

• Girls basketball at Central Noble, 1:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Central Noble, 2:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys basketball vs. Triton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Triton, 7:30 p.m. (V)
  

Girls Basketball at FW Blackhawk: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-11, independent; +14) at BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN BRAVES (4-7, Independent): January 17, 2009.

Location: Blackhawk gym, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 1:30 p.m. EDT, following noon JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (19-39, 3rd season at BCHS); Blackhawk: Cory Hooley (6-26, 2nd season at BCHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.3 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.9), Chris Minter (3.9)
  
• Blackhawk: not available.
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 24 @ Central Noble, 2:30; Jan. 26 vs. LaVille, 7:30; Jan. 29 @ Westview, 7:30
  
• Blackhawk: Jan. 20 vs. Manchester, 7:30, Jan. 22 vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30; Jan. 24 @ Canterbury, 2:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 34-54 to Northridge, Jan. 15; lost 36-69 to Bremen, Jan. 8; lost 24-70 to Jimtown, Dec. 23
• Blackhawk: def. FW Keystone 63-16, Jan. 12; lost 41-52 to FW Wayne, Jan. 6; lost 40-64 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 11
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: W 45-31.
• 2006-07: W 43-32.
• 2005-06: W 53-27.
  
• 2004-05: L 41-45.
• 2003-04: W 65-33.
  
• 2002-03: W 49-23; 40-30 (sectional).
  
• 2001-02: L 44-45; 37-40 (sectional).
  
• 2000-01: W 53-23.
  

MS Girls Basketball Preview

(I know that this is very incomplete with respect to numbers...and 6th grade names. Will fix as I can. --SL)

Coaches: Sarah Moyer (A), Kurt Bullard (B/C)


"A" (record as 2007-08 "B": 5-4; 19 scheduled games)

• (in order of photograph; numbers are from roster rather than photo)
  
• #12 Marie Bontrager
• #5 Amber Heydon
• #42 Catie Kauffman
  
• #40 Lorae Weaver
• #32 Hanna Hochstetler
• #24 Laken Richer
• #22 Maddie Gerig
• #34 Natalie Thorne

"B" (record as 2007-08 "C": 3-3; 14 scheduled games)

• #14 Brooke Hershberger
• #__ Nicole Schwartz
• #__ Marie Bontrager
• #1_ Christina Juroff
• #43 Katie Hurst
• #3_ Molly Heusinkveld
• #34 Samantha Horsch
• #32 Catie Kauffman
• #11 Liz DeLeeuw
• #13 Hanna Hochstetler
• #_0 Tori Craw
• #_2 Lorae Weaver
• #31 Sheila Kamau

"C" (5 scheduled games)

• #__ Jordan Helmuth
• #__ Mallory Bontreger
• #__ Erin Bontrager
• #15 Marisa Marquez
• #41 Naya Hubbert
  
• #50 Jazzmin Anderson
• #12 Mari Buenrostro
  

First Games:

• "A": Thurs., Jan. 22 at Wawasee, 5:30
• "B": Thurs., Jan. 22 at Wawasee, 4:30
• "C": Mon., Feb. 16 at Milford, 4:30
  

January 16 Weather Update

MS boys basketball vs. Montessori canceled
HS boys JV/V basketball vs. Howe Military ppd. to February 23

Game Reports, January 15

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Northridge 54, Bethany 34.
Northridge: Kendra Cundiff 1 0-0 3, Emylee Smith 1 2-2 4, Alisha Christner 1 0-0 2, Lauren Adams 3 2-4 8, Sydney Sample 2 1-2 6, Chanel Wengerd 5 2-2 12, Leah Meyer 4 4-4 12, Cedes Clifford 2 0-0 5, Tori Roberts 1 0-1 2. Tyann Schlabach, Kelsi Bowman, Kerri Doutlick all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-15 (73.3%) 54.
Bethany: Jenae Rupp 4 7-8 15, Sarah Lederman 0 0-3 0, Marla zumFelde 7 0-0 14, Mattie Lehman 0 0-1 0, Chris Minter 1 3-4 5. Jodi Stutzman, Erin Helmuth, Twila Albrecht, Ali Hochstetler, Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 10-16 (62.5%) 34.
Scoring By Quarters
N 16 15 09 14 — 54
B 11 07 08 08 — 34
Three-point goals — Northridge 3 (Cundiff, Sample, Clifford), Bethany 0. Total fouls — Northridge 14, Bethany 11. Fouled out — none.

Officials — Steve Arko, Steve Nusbaum, Wes Yoder.

JV lost 33-18.
Northridge: Kendra Cundiff 3 0-0 7, Kerri Doutlick 1 0-0 2, Jen Willey 1 0-0 2, Tori Roberts 8 0-0 16, Devon Aragona 2 0-0 4, Kayt Coulter 1 0-0 2. Megan Bontrager, Amanda Western, Kelsi Bowman, Katie Mahaffa, Katie Reed, Cedes Clifford all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 0-0 33.
Bethany: Malaina Weldy 3 0-2 6, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-0 4, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 2, Alena Yoder 1 0-0 2, Sarah Brew 2 0-0 4. Gina Gautsche, Twila Albrecht, Clarissa Lora, Lauren Hooley, Caitlin Fecher, Chris Minter, Megan Schmucker all 0 0-0 0.Totals 9 0-2 (0.0%) 18.
Scoring By Quarters
N 12 2 11 8 — 33
B 02 6 06 4 — 18
3-point goals: Bethany 0, Northridge 1 (Cundiff)
Total fouls: Bethany 3, Northridge 5. Fouled out: none.

MS boys basketball

BAUGO TWP., Ind. — Jimtown 47, Bethany 29.


"B"
Bruins can't make shots fall, fall in Baugo
Jimtown outplays Bethany en route to victory
Visitors unwittingly endorse chronometer industry

"All who draw the sword will die by the sword." Matthew 26:52 (NIV)
BAUGO TWP. — Bethany has drawn the sword on numerous occasions this year in the form of a three-point shot. Entering Thursday's action against the Jimmies, the Bruins had drained at least 27 long-range baskets while missing countless non-recorded others. In the absence of starting guard Tanner Fervida, post play would prove to be a crucial element.

Defense rules first sessions
The game started inauspiciously for both offenses, as a driving layup from Keion Johnson accounted for the entirety of the 2-0 first quarter score. Johnson and Tristan Wickham would combine for ten of Jimtown's twelve second-quarter points, while a lack of ball control on the boards crippled the visitors' offensive effort. As the teams left the floor for the halftime intermission, the Bruins trailed by six.

Jimtown control slips
The third quarter would yield a bit of a Bruin comeback, including a rattling 22-foot field goal by Sol Brenneman, as the defense stifled Jimtown's attack enough to cut the margin to one. On March 27, 2004, Jimtown coach Kyle Johnson led his team to the 2A state championship, capturing the Trester Award for mental attitude as Brownstown Central outscored Jimtown 18-8 off a 20-10 turnover advantage. The statistic was no different in this quarter, as Bethany scored its six points from three fast breaks after Jimtown lost the ball.

Case closes in fourth
Jimmie point guard Case Hoeflinger had been quiet for 18 minutes, contributing only two free throws to the hosts' cause. His Bruin counterpart, Ethan Folker, had performed similarly, frequently failing to play defense after a bad pass or an overly complex missed layup. The difference in these two characters would contribute enormously to the final difference. Hoeflinger capitalized on the mistakes of an undermanned, undersized Bethany defense, going a perfect 4-for-4 when sent to the line in the final stanza. Folker, on a completely opposite hand, failed to convert in the entire second half, including missing both free throws in a 22-19 game with 48.7 seconds to play.

Mistakes cost Bruins down stretch
Despite these flaws, the Bruin defense remained passably strong, excepting several mental mistakes which put Jimtown on the charity stripe. Offensive ineptitude reigned on the other end: in fact, the Bruins, forced to resort to forcing the ball inside, turned the ball over multiple times in the final two minutes, while their only fourth-quarter points were scored by reserve guard Joseph Mumaw with approximately 2:45 to play. Ultimately, the visitors' lack of ability to play in the paint would cost them a five-point decision at the hands of a more elite squad.

Hey, Dave: Watch this!
In road games this year, Abe Thorne's uniform has not been one to disrupt: blue number 40 jersey trimmed in white, sleeves of a powder blue T-shirt protruding through the armholes, royal blue shorts with a Bruin paw on the left thigh, low socks, tied shoes. In a plague spreading throughout the gymnasium from the time the Bruins took the floor to warm up, before 4:15, to after the 4:30 tip-off, that was not the case on Thursday. Thorne picked up a start in the absence of Tanner Fervida, and the game began without incident. Within seconds of the opening tip, however, the circumstances would change: this reporter noticed a foreign object taking up residence on his left wrist. Soon determined to be wearing (illegally) a wristwatch, becoming the first illegally attired male Bruin since a group that included his brother Hamilton, playing against Jimtown, four-plus years earlier. This problem would continue for approximately five percent of the game, until coach Norm Cender called Abe to the bench, removing the offending timepiece after 71 seconds of free Armitron publicity.

(Box Score)

Jimtown 24, Bethany 19
Bethany: Ethan Folker 1 0-6 2, Joseph Mumaw 1 0-0 2, William Schrock 2 0-0 4, Sol Brenneman 2 0-0 5, Trent Yoder 2 0-1 4, Abe Thorne 1 0-0 2. Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Parth Patel, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 0-7 (0.0%) 19.
Jimtown: Case Hoeflinger 1 6-6 8, Nate Thompson 1 0-0 2, Cody Spurgeon 1 0-0 2, Tristan Wickham 3 0-1 6, Luke Crocker 0 0-2 0, Keion Johnson 3 0-2 6. Jacob Meert, Justin Newand, Zack Roeder, Jacob Gongwer, Marcus Bickel, Agustin Rubalcava, Tylis Jarvis, Marques Mardis all 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 6-11 (54.5%) 24.
Scoring By Quarters
B 0 08 9 2 — 19
J 2 12 4 6 — 24
Three-point goals: Bethany 1 (Brenneman), Jimtown 0. Total fouls — Bethany 9, Jimtown 11. Fouled out — none.

Girls Basketball vs. Northridge: Preview

The preview has not changed (other than the date) since Tuesday. Here is the link to it.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: January 4-10

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for January 4-10 is Andy Slagel. To know exactly what Andy has done to deserve this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: Slagel and Twila Albrecht. As three weeks have elapsed since his win on Dec. 21, Jordan Weaver becomes eligible again next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, January 18, at 6:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Weather Postponements/Cancellations, January 13

• Girls basketball vs. Northridge ppd. to Jan. 15, 6:15 p.m. The girls "C" game from that day has been cancelled.
• JV boys basketball at Michiana Home Educators ppd. to Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. at Amigo Centre.
• MS boys basketball at Wawasee cancelled.
  

Girls Basketball vs. Northridge: Preview

NORTHRIDGE RAIDERS (5-8, 2-1 NLC) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-9, independent; +23.5): January 15, 2009 (ppd. from Jan. 13).

This is the third straight Northridge-BC game at Bethany--last year's game was moved to the Menno Lands due to water problems at Northridge.

Location: Menno Lands (cap. 800), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:45 p.m. EDT, following 6:15 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (19-38, 3rd season at BCHS); Northridge: Doug Springer (13-20, 2nd season at NHS; 65-39 in 5th season overall)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.2 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.5), Chris Minter (3.8)
  
• Northridge: Leah Meyer (12.5), Lauren Adams (11.0), Tyann Schlabach (6.8)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 17 @ FW Blackhawk, 2:30; Jan. 24 @ Central Noble, 2:30; Jan. 26 vs. LaVille, 7:30
  
• Northridge: Jan. 17 @ NorthWood, 7:30, Jan. 22 vs. Lakeland, 7:30; Jan. 23 vs. Memorial, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 36-69 to Bremen, Jan. 8; lost 24-70 to Jimtown, Dec. 23; def. ECA 52-32, Dec. 20
• Northridge: lost 42-57 to Warsaw, Jan. 10; lost 42-47 to Lakeland, Jan. 3; lost 32-45 to DeKalb, Jan. 3
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: L 43-60.
• 2006-07: L 28-51.
• 2005-06: L 25-39.
  
• 2004-05: L 37-44.
• 2003-04: W 40-33.
  
• 2002-03: L 36-44.
  
• 2001-02: L 33-56.
  
• 2000-01: L 46-57.
  

Game Reports, January 10

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (deadline extended to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12)

Boys basketball

• A Canterbury Tale: After deadlocked JV and first-half jousts, Bruins lance Cavaliers in final 16 minutes
• Led by Kauffman's 14 and Slagel's 13, visitors break 21-21 halftime score open

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 53, Canterbury 35
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 3 5-8 12, Seth Kauffman 6 2-3 14, Jesse Ramer 2 5-6 9, Luke Slagel 5 0-0 13, Mark DeLeeuw 2 1-2 5. Mikey Kelly, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-19 (68.4%) 53.
Canterbury: Nelson Dwire 0 0-2 0, Marquel Cooper 2 2-3 6, Andy Ottenweller 1 0-0 3, Jason Williams 6 0-2 13, Josiah Gerardot 5 2-5 12, Michael Wiersema 1 0-0 2. Davis Rao, Danny McMahon, Reed Haines all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 4-12 (33.3%) 36.

Scoring By Quarters
B 8 13 15 17 — 53
C 8 13 08 07 — 36

Three-point goals — Bethany 4 (Slagel 3, Weaver), Canterbury 2 (Ottenweller, Williams). Total fouls — Bethany 16, Canterbury 20. Fouled out — None.
Rebounds — Bethany 30 (Kauffman 13, Slagel 6, DeLeeuw 5, Weaver 4), Canterbury 24. Assists — Bethany 11 (DeLeeuw 4, Weaver 3), Canterbury 5. Steals — Bethany 3, Canterbury 10. Turnovers — Bethany 18, Canterbury 13.


JV: Bethany 34, Canterbury 32. Leading scorers — Bethany: Andy Slagel 10; Canterbury: Kai Foday 10.

This Week In Bruindom, January 11-17

January 12

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 4:15 p.m.
• Girls basketball vs. LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (C)

January 13

• MS boys basketball at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m. canceled (B)
• MS boys basketball at Wawasee, 5:45 p.m. canceled (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Northridge, 6:15 p.m. ppd. to Jan. 15 (JV)
• Boys basketball at Michiana Home Educators, 7:00 p.m. ppd. to Jan. 26 (JV)
  
• Girls basketball vs. Northridge, 7:45 p.m. ppd. to Jan. 15 (V)

January 15

• MS boys basketball at Jimtown, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS girls basketball at Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. canceled (C)
• MS girls basketball at Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. canceled (B)
• Girls basketball vs. Jimtown, 5:00 p.m., MSG canceled (C)
  
• MS boys basketball at Jimtown, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• MS girls basketball at Stanley Clark, 5:45 p.m. canceled (A)
• Girls basketball vs. Northridge, 6:15 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball vs. Northridge, 7:45 p.m. (V)
  

January 16

• MS boys basketball vs. Montessori, 4:45 p.m. canceled (C)
• MS boys basketball vs. Montessori, 6:00 p.m. canceled (B)
• Boys basketball vs. Howe Military, 6:00 p.m. ppd. to Feb. 23 (JV)
• Boys basketball vs. Howe Military, 7:30 p.m. ppd. to Feb. 23 (V)

January 17

• Boys basketball vs. Fairfield, 9:00 a.m. (C)
• MS boys basketball Bethany Inv., 10:00 a.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at FW Blackhawk, noon (JV)
• Girls basketball at FW Blackhawk, 1:30 p.m. (V)
• MS boys basketball vs. Warsaw Chr., 3:00 p.m. (C)
  

Boys Basketball vs. FW Canterbury: Preview

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (7-4, Independent) at FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (4-3, Independent; +1): January 10, 2009.
Location: Canterbury gym (cap. 800), Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (319-318, 30th season at BCHS); Canterbury: Ben Ottenweller (31-42 in 4th year at CHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (18.6 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (12.3), Jordan Weaver (8.3)
  
• Canterbury: not available
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 16 vs. Howe Military, 7:30; Jan. 24 vs. Triton, 7:30; Jan. 27 vs. Hamilton, 7:
  
• Canterbury: Jan. 17 @ Lakewood Park, 7:30; Jan. 20 vs. Norwell, 7:30; Jan. 24 @ Churubusco, 7:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 26-42 to Argos, Jan. 9; def. Bremen 46-40, Jan. 6; def. Clinton Christian 66-47, Dec. 20
  
• Canterbury: lost 47-76 to Warsaw, Jan. 5; lost 59-71 to Homestead, Jan. 2; lost 36-39 to Columbia City, Jan. 2
  

Past Ten Years:

• W 48-47 on 2/3/01 at Canterbury
• W 55-36 on 3/9/01 at Bethany (Sectional)
• W 55-50 on 12/18/01 at Bethany
• L 31-40 on 1/11/03 at Canterbury
• L 45-49 on 3/4/03 at Blackhawk Christian (Sectional)
• W 63-46 on 1/10/04 at Bethany
• L 53-69 on 1/8/05 at Canterbury
• L 43-56 on 1/7/06 at Bethany
• W 59-48 on 1/6/07 at Canterbury
• W 55-50 on 1/5/08 at Bethany
• Other Years: 8-1

Game Reports, January 9

Boys basketball

ARGOS, Ind. — Bruins slayed by Dragons: *Argos 42, Bethany 26
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0 2-2 2, Seth Kauffman 3 2-3 8, Jesse Ramer 1 0-1 2, Tim Gautsche 1 0-1 2, Mark DeLeeuw 5 0-0 10, Derek Plaster 1 0-1 2. Mikey Kelly, Luke Slagel, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 4-8 (50.0%) 26.
Argos: Ben Gilbert 3 4-4 10, Drew Overmyer 2 0-0 4, Scott Sanders 5 0-0 10, Bryant Kuchel 2 0-0 4, Sam Edmonds 3 0-0 6, Jeremy Weirick 4 0-0 8. Austin Fear, Adam Calhoun, Matt Hollar, Justin Dunfee, Dylan Colburn all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 4-4 (100.0%) 42.
Scoring By Quarters
B 04 06 10 06 — 26
A 10 16 06 10 — 42
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Argos 0. Total fouls — Bethany 13, Argos 16. Fouled out — none. Rebounds — Bethany 19 (Kauffman 6, DeLeeuw 4).

JV: Argos 36, Bethany 28 (which means that they outscored the varsity). Leading scorers —Bethany: Andy Slagel 8, Hamilton Thorne 8; Argos: Matt Hollar 12.

MS boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany vs. Stanley Clark:

• "A", 4:30 p.m. canceled
• "B", 5:30 p.m. canceled
• "C", 4:30 p.m. canceled
  

*Side note: Wawasee scored more points than Argos & Bethany combined, and still lost by 30 points.

Game Reports, January 8

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Girls basketball

BREMEN, Ind. — 69, Bethany 36.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 1-3 5, Erin Helmuth 1 0-0 2, Jenae Rupp 4 6-6 14, Ali Hochstetler 2 0-0 4, Marla zumFelde 2 0-0 4, Mattie Lehman 1 3-4 5, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2. Twila Albrecht, Sarah Lederman, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 10-13 (76.9%) 36.
Bremen: Casey Hueni 0 5-5 5, Lerin Studt 7 3-5 17, Tiffany Vogeler 3 0-0 7, Libby Chang 3 6-8 13, Andi Coffel 2 2-2 6, Kiley Miller 4 0-1 8, Chelsea Coblentz 5 0-0 10, Nicole Seitz 1 1-2 3. Brittney Pittman, Stacy Unsicker, Jessica Johnson all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 17-23 (73.9%) 69.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 13 07 06 10 — 36
Br 23 17 18 11 — 69
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Bremen 2 (Chang, Vogeler). Total fouls — Bethany 15, Bremen 14. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 17 (Rupp 4, Minter 4), Bremen 29 (Studt 6, Chang 6, Vogeler 6). Steals —Bethany 5 (Stutzman 2), Bremen 16 (Chang 5). Turnovers — Bethany 23, Bremen 10.

JV: Bremen 34, Bethany 29. Leading scorers — Bethany: Malaina Weldy 7, Twila Albrecht 7, Mattie Lehman 7; Bremen: Brittney Pittman 13.

MS boys basketball

LIGONIER, Ind. — West Noble 25, Bethany 22.

"B": West Noble 47, Bethany 30.
Bethany: Ethan Folker 2 0-0 5, Tanner Fervida 2 2-2 6, William Schrock 1 0-0 2, Sol Brenneman 2 0-0 4, Trent Yoder 2 1-2 5, Abe Thorne 3 0-0 6, Parth Patel 1 0-2 2. Joseph Mumaw, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-6 (50.0%) 30.

West Noble: Landon Stover 1 2-2 4, Victor Reyes 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Yoder 0 1-2 1, Keith Gibson 3 0-0 2, Phil Miller 6 0-0 2, Brandon Evans 4 0-0 9, Tyler Rothhaar 5 3-4-13. Israel Landeros, Drew Schermerhorn, Skylar Denman, Devon Halderman all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-8 (75.0%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 04 09 03 14 — 30
WN 14 07 20 06 — 47
Three-point goals — Bethany 1 (Folker), West Noble 1 (Evans). Total fouls — Bethany 8, West Noble 7. Fouled out — none.

Game Reports, January 6

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 46, Bremen 40.
Bremen: Cody Barrier 2 0-1 4, Steve Cornett 2 2-2 6, Chris Hueni 3 4-6 11, David Leeper 3 0-0 8, Tyler Pfeiffer 0 1-2 1, Matt Bahr 1 0-0 2, Ryan Hessler 4 0-3 8. Eric Zeltwanger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 7-14 (50.0%) 40.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0 4-6 4, Seth Kauffman 6 2-6 15, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 3, Mark DeLeeuw 9 4-4 22, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-1 2. Mikey Kelly, Jesse Ramer, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-17 (58.8%) 46.
Scoring By Quarters
Br 10 11 14 5 — 40
BC 12 11 9 14 — 46
Three-point goals: Bremen 3 (Leeper 2, Hueni), Bethany 2 (Kauffman, Slagel). Total fouls — Bremen 20, Bethany 13. Fouled out — Pfeiffer.
Rebounds — Bremen 23, Bethany 23 (DeLeeuw 7). Assists — Bethany: Weaver 3, Kauffman 3.
Officials — Don Hostetler, Merle Hostetler, Dennis Berkey.

JV: Bremen 29, Bethany 26. The Lions won on a Ty Holmes three-point field goal with less than two seconds remaining—in the third overtime. Leading scorers — Bremen: Ty Holmes 10, Ben Hueni 10; Bethany: Andy Slagel 8.

Girls basketball "C"

GOSHEN — West Noble 49, Bethany 25. Top scorers — West Noble: Laubhm 18; Bethany: Gina Gautsche 14. Rebounds — Bethany: Sarah Brew 4. Assists — Bethany: Gautsche 3. Steals —Bethany: Gautsche 3.

Boys Basketball at Argos: Preview

published retroactively to maintain order; 9:23 p.m., Fri., Jan. 9

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (7-3, Independent) at ARGOS DRAGONS (4-3, Independent; +8): January 9, 2009.
Location: Argos gym, Argos, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (319-317, 30th season at BCHS); Argos: Joel Grindle (4-3 in 1st season at AHS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (20.6 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.3), Jordan Weaver (10.0)
  
• Argos: Scott Sanders (14.3 ppg), Ben Gilbert (7.0), Drew Overmyer (5.3)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 10 @ FW Canterbury, 7:30; Jan. 16 vs. Howe Military, 7:30; Jan. 24 vs. Triton, 7:30
  
• Argos: Jan. 15 @ Oregon-Davis, 8:00; Jan. 17 @ South Central, 8:30; Jan. 20 @ Bremen in Bi-County Tourney, 8:00
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Bremen 46-40, Jan. 6; def. Clinton Christian 66-47, Dec. 20; def. Lakeland Chr. 66-45, Dec. 20
  
• Argos: def. West Central 33-28, Jan. 3; lost 39-40 to FW Blackhawk, Jan. 2; lost 29-51 to Jimtown, Dec. 13
  

Past Ten Years:

• L 55-68 on 2/20/99 at Argos
• W 69-50 on 1/7/00 at Bethany
• W 64-60 on 1/5/01 at Argos
• L 67-68 on 1/4/02 at Bethany
• L 34-61 on 1/10/03 at Argos
• L 40-52 on 1/9/04 at Bethany
• W 49-54 (Argos forfeit) on 1/7/05 at Argos
• W 63-36 on 1/6/06 at Bethany
• L 46-50 on 1/5/07 at Argos
• W 37-35 on 1/4/08 at Bethany
• Other Years: 7-4

Girls Basketball at Bremen: Preview

(retroactive post; actually posted at 9:03 PM Friday, Jan. 9)

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-9, independent; +29) at BREMEN LIONS (7-3, 1-1 NSC): January 8, 2009.

Location: Bremen gym, Bremen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Krysten Parson (19-37, 3rd season at BCHS); Bremen: Martin Huber (244-144, 19th season at BHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Jenae Rupp (13.1 ppg), Marla zumFelde (8.9), Chris Minter (3.9)
  
• Jimtown: Libby Chang (13.1), Andi Coffel (11.8), Tiffany Vogeler (9.4)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 13 vs. Northridge, 7:45; Jan. 17 @ FW Blackhawk, 2:30; Jan. 24 @ Central Noble, 2:30
  
• Bremen: Jan. 10 @ LaVille, 7:30, Jan. 13 vs. Rochester, 7:45; Jan. 14 vs. Knox, 6:30
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 24-70 to Jimtown, Dec. 23; def. ECA 52-32, Dec. 20; def. Lakeland Christian 61-43, Dec. 20
• Bremen: def. ECA 67-18, Jan. 3; def. Concord 65-51, Dec. 16; lost 42-44 to Triton, Dec. 12
  

Past Eight Years:

• 2007-08: L 37-47.
• 2006-07: L 36-48.
• 2005-06: W 51-47.
  
• 2004-05: No meeting.
• 2003-04: L 31-65.
  
• 2002-03: No meeting.
  
• 2001-02: L 62-69.
  
• 2000-01: L 28-58.
  

Boys Basketball vs. Bremen: Preview

BREMEN LIONS (3-3, 1-0 NSC; +3) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (4-3, Independent): January 6, 2009.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,400), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (318-317, 30th season at BCHS); Bremen: Kevin Ecenbarger (16-33 in 3rd season at BHS, 61-96 in 8th season overall).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (20.6 ppg), Mark DeLeeuw (11.3), Jordan Weaver (10.0)
  
• Bremen: Chris Hueni (10.0 ppg), Ryan Hessler (9.3), David Leeper (7.2)
  

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 9 @ Argos, 7:30; Jan. 10 @ FW Canterbury, 7:30; Jan. 24 vs. Triton, 7:30
  
• Bremen: Jan. 9 vs. LaVille, 7:30; Jan. 16 @ Glenn, 8:30; Jan. 20 vs. Argos in Bi-County Tourney, 8:00
  

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: def. Clinton Christian 66-47, Dec. 20; def. Lakeland Chr. 66-45, Dec. 20; lost 54-59 to Lakeland, Dec. 13
  
• Bremen: def. Knox 45-44, Dec. 20; def. Culver Acad. 56-50 (ot), Dec. 13; lost 46-63 to Concord, Dec. 9
  

Past Ten Years:

• W 59-57 on 12/29/2000 at Fairfield
• W 62-52 on 1/2/2004 at Bethany
• L 36-55 on 12/30/2004 at Bremen
• L 40-46 on 12/29/2005 at Jimtown
• W 51-40 on 12/30/2006 at Fairfield
• L 33-35 on 12/29/2007 at Bethany
  
• Other Years: 0-4

Trivia Answers

1. Goshen
2. Rick Mirer (NFL stats) (and yes, I realize that the question wasn't clear as to if the player or league was top level. Please do not leave comments about Mirer's NFL career.)
   
3. 1987
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Joe Magrane (career stats) (not to be confused with Danny Cox, who took the loss when he came on in the 5th)
   
6. Minnesota Twins
7. Frank Viola (career stats)
8. Bethany 2, Argos 0
9. Argos 54, Bethany 49
10. Argos forfeited (due to an ineligible player?).
11. Larry Gingrich/Ryan Stiffney
12. 36
13. Howe Military
    
14. Mark DeLeeuw
15. Blocked shots
16. Boys soccer coaches
17. Boys basketball regional opponents
18. Sites of boys basketball sectional championships
19. Baseball career batting average leaders (.457, .414, .385 respectively)
20. Baseball single-season stolen base leaders (31, 26, 24 in 1992, 1998, 1980 respectively)
    

Bleeding Bruin Blue Trivia Contest Winner

The winner of this week's trivia challenge, getting 15 of a possible 20 points, is Denise Risser. I'll post the answers in a few minutes.

Next Week's Athlete of the Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, January 11, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.
4. Nominating Twila Albrecht or Jordan Weaver: they have won in the last three weeks.
   

This Week In Bruindom, January 4-10

January 4

• Trivia responses due, c. 7:45 p.m. (go to "Saturday's Trivia and Trivia Wrap-Up" post for more details)

January 5

• MS girls basketball practice begins, 4:30 p.m.

January 6

• Girls basketball vs. West Noble, 5:00 p.m. in MS gym (C)
• Boys basketball vs. Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS boys basketball "C" and "A" scrimmage at halftime of HS boys JV & varsity games, respectively
  
• Boys basketball vs. Bremen, 7:30 p.m. (V)

January 8

• MS boys basketball at West Noble, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS boys basketball at West Noble, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls basketball at Bremen, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls basketball at Bremen, 7:30 p.m. (V)

January 9

• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. in HS gym (C)
• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 4:30 p.m. (A)
• MS boys basketball vs. Stanley Clark, 5:45 p.m. (B)
• Boys basketball at Argos, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at Argos, 7:30 p.m. (V)

January 10

• Boys basketball at FW Canterbury, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys basketball at FW Canterbury, 7:30 p.m. (V)

Saturday's Trivia and Trivia Wrap-Up

Saturday's Trivia: Categories
Each question consists of a list. The answer is the category that contains those items.

• 16. Dan Bodiker, Myron Bontreger, Hank Willems
• 17. Pioneer, Southern Wells, Lafayette Catholic
• 18. Hamilton, FW Blackhawk, Fremont
• 19. Scott Bodiker, Paul Alvey, Craig Chupp
• 20. Jeremy Kauffman, Eric Risser, Gary Bontrager

Deadline: Sunday, Jan. 4 on the quarter-hour following the conclusion of the 4:30 Philadelphia/Minnesota NFL playoff game. (Game ends 7:30-7:44, deadline 7:45; game ends 7:45-7:59, deadline 8:00; etc.)

Previous Questions (remember you can answer any or all of these; my e-mail is senorloco1908@gmail.com):

• 1. What school did the Bethany baseball team defeat for the program's only sectional title?
• 2. What member of this team (the team BCHS beat) went on to play a major professional sport at its highest level?
• 3. In what year did the sectional take place?
• 4-5. In Game 7 of that year's World Series, name the losing team and their starting pitcher.
• 6-7. Who won that Game 7? Who was their starting pitcher?
• 8. On Jan. 7, 2005, what was the official score of the Bethany/Argos boys varsity basketball game?
• 9. As the teams left the floor after the game, what was the score?
• 10. Why are the answers to #8 and #9 different?
• 11. Larry Crilow owns the Bethany record for most points in a single game with 45. Who is second on that list? (Bonus if you can name both people who have tied this.)
• 12. How many points did he/they score?
• 13. What was Bethany's opponent in their second boys home game in the Menno Lands?
• 14-15. Entering the 2008-09 season, name the only returning player in the top two of a single-game record category, and the stat in which he is second.
• 16. Dan Bodiker, Myron Bontreger, Hank Willems
• 17. Pioneer, Southern Wells, Lafayette Catholic
• 18. Hamilton, FW Blackhawk, Fremont
• 19. Scott Bodiker, Paul Alvey, Craig Chupp
• 20. Jeremy Kauffman, Eric Risser, Gary Bontrager